The Hocking sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1871-1906, 1887-11-10
On The Warpath.
Indian, Figs! With II. 1Fa'3''
Killing a Corporal and
-Four Times WOund-
ing a Private.
Five Of the Redskins Reported
to Have Been Killed.
Final Surrender OF the Band to Gen.
Ruser, After & Two Hours
Skirmish.

ber 6.-Yeste-day morning Scout
Campbell and Interpreter Tobac-
CO Jake were sent tc the Indian
village, ordering the chiefs to
come to Gen. Ruger, at head
quarters. Pretty Eagle haran-
gued the camp; Crazy Head,
Iron Fork, Dancing Women,
Kearney. Two Belly and Spotted
Horse rode before to Gen. Ru-
gers quarters. The following
parley then took place:
General Frank Armstrong;
have been sent by the Great
Father to settle the trouble. You
must give up everything, and
turn over the Chief besides the
men. Gen. Ruger will settle il
his way. That's all.
Pretty Eagle-We are willing
to give up Sword Bearer, but
cant give up the others.
Gen. Ruger-I want all the
bad men. (To Crazy .Head) l
want your boy, too.
P. Eve will 60 back to our
camp.
6. R.-The Great Father sent
me TO lake the bad young men,
and l must have them. They
shan't be hurt, but must be pun.
ished.
P. Eve will go back and
talk TO the medicine man.
G. R.-That is all l have to say.
Pretty Eagle and the other
chiefs then returned to their camp
The cavalry were drawn;up in full
field order on The emInence front
ing the Indian position. The In
dians soon began riding about and
singing war songs.
AT the end of the time allo wed
the Indians 20 come in with the
bad Young men the cavalry ad-
vanced, the infantry took posit-
ion, and the Indians opened fire.
At the first volley Corporal
Charles Sampson, of Troop X.
First Cavalry was shot dead, pri-
vate Eugene MolIoy, of Troop X,
was wounded four times. The
Indians took a position IN the
rifle pits and in the brush. The
Hotchkiss rifle planted its first
shot beyond the Little Horn
The next fell in the Indian camp
and one Indian and a horse were
killed. The cavalry now advan-
ced upon the Indians, driving
them into the brush. Sword
Bearer was killed. being shot
twice in the skirmish fire by G.
Troop, First Cavalry, com mand-
ed by Capt. f. G. Uphal and
Lieutenant J. B. Aleshire. The
Crow scout Firebng also claims
TO have fired the fatal shot. The
above names cover all the casual
ties except one man, who was
slightly disabled by a fall.
Five Indians are reported dead.
There is no danger To the set
tlements.
ANOTHER VERSION.
The Crow Indian affair came TO
head to-day, resulting i'm the |
complete routing of the Indian |
forces. The Indians held a big |
council this morning among
themselves, and disclaimed any
intentions to fight. Gen. Ruger
about 10 a. m., sent James Camp
bell and :lnterpreter Tobacco
Jake" down to the Indian camp
to learn their intentions. The in
vitaiion was responded to by
about ten chiefs. with ''Pretty
Eagle' as spokesman. Gen. Arm-
strong first spoke, telling them
that he had been sent by the
Great Father to settle the trouble
with the Grows, but that they
had been bad and he had turned
the matter over to Gen. Ruger,
wko would deal with them as he
saw fit. Pretty Eagle' said -
We will give up "oword Bearer"
but we cannot give up the others.
ten. Ruger then ssaid: l want
all the seventeen that fired into
The agency building, and | will
give them one hour ami half 10
come in. He then told "CraZy I